The face of Nelson Mandela Bay’s Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport could look significantly different over the next five years, with the Eastern Cape government set on bringing international flights directly to Gqeberha.
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is chopping down more than 50 palm trees along Allister Miller Drive in Gqeberha after an audit by the Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport revealed the plants were visually obstructing pilots during runway landings.
Heavy rainfall between Sunday morning and Monday afternoon has brought some relief to drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay, with some areas recording almost 100mm in 24 hours.
After returning home from a talent boot camp in Pretoria, a Kariega teen realised she is more than just a pretty face, having learnt to dance, sing and act in preparation for the Miss Teen Universe beauty pageant in New York in June.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium built for the 2010 soccer World Cup could be renamed the Danny Jordaan Stadium - after Safa boss and former mayor of Gqeberha.